Israeli forces killed two Palestinian terrorists in a West Bank raid. Security sources described the men slain Tuesday in Yamoun village, outside Jenin, as wanted members of Islamic Jihad. Two of their comrades also were arrested. Israel has stepped up operations against Islamic Jihad since it carried out a suicide bombing in the coastal city of Netanya last week, killing five people.
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